Cabernet Sauvignon
As a bona fide wine-guy you might be surprised to find the King of Grapes is not so high on my list of favorites. That being said the finest pure Cabs are silky, rich offerings from California. But wait my secret list has works from Washington State to Mendoza, Argentina. My two favorite wine makers for this grape are Ehren Jordan from Neyer’s Vineyards and Philippe Melka from all over the place, notably Lail, Parallel, West Face, and Metisse. Both makers are proponents of subtle oak and expressive use of the terroir so associated with their respective locales.
Yes, I love Shafer Hillside and the Special Selection from Caymus, but I am an indigent Wine Steward, so I will gladly drink The Show from Joel Gott, Bieler and Scomes ‘cause it’s 10 bucks a bottle and is an easy drinking, correct wine.
Okay, mes amies, I couldn’t leave without mentioning the likes of Chateau Latour, an immense and classic cab based wine… Perhaps all cabs have their roots in Bordeaux, and I cut my teeth on Chateau Gazin and other under the radar classics, so know that my demographic reaches the New World palates who expect fruit-packed wines with some degree of balance. You of the “Classic Palate’ will find these wines overbearing and immature, so stick with mature Bordeaux and some attuned American Vintners.
recommended Wines:
Cab 2003 Eagles Trace Napa Estate Very nice
Cab 2005 Faust Nice black fruits and licorice
Cab 2004 Falesco Umbria Marciliano Buy and hide this for a few
Cab 2004 Flora Springs Napa Holy Smoke Aptly named beast
Cab 2005 Lis Neris Friuli Exceptional itie cab
Cab 2002 Napa Redwoods Estate Mount Veeder Alden Perry Reserve Damn Good Flavors
Cab 2004 Neyers Vineyards Napa Neyers Ranch Ehren Jordan Super black fruits
Cab 2005 Parallel P Melka Thick and syrupy with perfect acidity
Cab 2002 Pine Ridge Stags Leap Gorgeous, drink this
Cab 2003 Rombauer Napa Damn, where have I been
Cab 2004 Sequum 4 soil melange Buy this 89pts
Cab 2004 Shafer Vineyards Napa 1.5 Great cab, spice & complexity
Cab 2006 Sineann Columbia Valley Cold Creek Very good, nice spice
Cab 2005 Sineann Columbia Valley Lazare Vineyard Wow
Cab 2003 Spring Mountain Napa Estate Thick an rich
Cab 2005 Vineyard 29 Cru Silky, elegant and stylish
Cab 2004 Waters Washington Paulliac-like, sweetly restrained
Cab 2005 Waters Washington Gorgeous aromatics, peppery extraction
Cab 2003 Whitehall Lane Napa Reserve Big black and spicy
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